Keynote sessions
Dr Karl
Whenever the announcer gives out the phone number for Karl Kruszelnicki's famous Science Talkback show on Triple J, on Thursday mornings - so many calls come in that the ABC switchboard crashes!
Karl's media career began in 1981, when he started presenting 'Great Moments In Science ' on Double J to pay his way through medical school. Since then, his media career has exploded from radio to include TV, books, newspapers, magazines, scripting, professional speaking, and of course, the Net.
Karl also popularises science on ABC radio stations across Australia and, on the BBC, for several hours each week.
In August 2000 Karl was one of first eight Australian Apple Masters to be announced (there are fewer than 100 in the entire world). The Apple Masters Program celebrates the achievements of people who are changing the world through their passion and vision, while inspiring new approaches to creative thinking.
In 2002, Dr Karl was honoured with the prestigious Ig Nobel prize awarded by Harvard University in the USA for his ground-breaking research into Belly Button Lint and why it is almost always blue.
Karl's media career began in 1981, when he started presenting 'Great Moments In Science ' on Double J to pay his way through medical school. Since then, his media career has exploded from radio to include TV, books, newspapers, magazines, scripting, professional speaking, and of course, the Net.
Karl also popularises science on ABC radio stations across Australia and, on the BBC, for several hours each week.
In August 2000 Karl was one of first eight Australian Apple Masters to be announced (there are fewer than 100 in the entire world). The Apple Masters Program celebrates the achievements of people who are changing the world through their passion and vision, while inspiring new approaches to creative thinking.
In 2002, Dr Karl was honoured with the prestigious Ig Nobel prize awarded by Harvard University in the USA for his ground-breaking research into Belly Button Lint and why it is almost always blue.
Dr Clio Cresswell
Dr Clio Cresswell has established a diverse career as a mathematician, author, writer and presenter.
Clio is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Sydney. She is author of Mathematics and Sex (published through Allen and Unwin); and features regularly on television, radio and press. You may have seen her recently as a member of The Brains Trust on The Einstein Factor, ABC TV.
Diversity has been a constant theme in Clio’s life. Born in England, she spent part of her childhood on a Greek island, and was then schooled in the south of France. Clio was studying Visual Art in Cannes before she simultaneously discovered the joys of Australia and mathematics at the age of eighteen. She went on to study mathematics at The University of New South Wales and following a stint as an actuary, Clio returned to university to win the University Medal and complete a PhD. Today, she is a proud Australia Day Ambassador.
Mathematics and Sex was released in Australia & New Zealand in Sept 03; North America in Sept 04; South Africa in Jan 05; UK in March 05; Germany in April 05; and Italy in April 06; Scandinavian and Japanese translations to follow.
Clio is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Sydney. She is author of Mathematics and Sex (published through Allen and Unwin); and features regularly on television, radio and press. You may have seen her recently as a member of The Brains Trust on The Einstein Factor, ABC TV.
Diversity has been a constant theme in Clio’s life. Born in England, she spent part of her childhood on a Greek island, and was then schooled in the south of France. Clio was studying Visual Art in Cannes before she simultaneously discovered the joys of Australia and mathematics at the age of eighteen. She went on to study mathematics at The University of New South Wales and following a stint as an actuary, Clio returned to university to win the University Medal and complete a PhD. Today, she is a proud Australia Day Ambassador.
Mathematics and Sex was released in Australia & New Zealand in Sept 03; North America in Sept 04; South Africa in Jan 05; UK in March 05; Germany in April 05; and Italy in April 06; Scandinavian and Japanese translations to follow.
Conference program
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Day 1 - Friday October 25
8:30am - Registration and coffee 9am to 10am - Keynote 1 - 3P Learning 10am to 11am - Workshop 1 11am to 11:45am - Morning tea 11:45am to 12:45pm - Workshop 2 12:45pm to 1:45pm - Lunch 1:45 to 2:45pm - Workshop 3 2:45pm to 3:10pm - Afternoon tea 3:10pm to 3:30pm - Presentation 3:30pm to 4:30pm - Keynote 2 - Clio Cresswell Cocktail drinks Dinner and networking |
Day 2 - Saturday October 26
9am - Registration and coffee 9:30am to 10:30am - Workshop 4 10:30am to 11am - Morning tea 11am to 12pm - Workshop 5 12pm to 1pm - Workshop 6 1pm to 2pm - Lunch 2pm to 3pm - Keynote 3 - Dr Karl 3pm to 3:30pm - Close |